October 1, 2024

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

PJM
DC Circuit Sides with FERC on Alleviating Spiking Prices in Virginia
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with FERC, upholding its decision to suspend PJM's transmission penalty factor when it was driving up prices in Virginia.
CAISO
CAISO Board OKs Plan to Admit Subscriber-funded Transmission Lines

The CAISO board approved a proposal that will allow transmission projects outside California to join the ISO under a new subscriber-funded model that avoids allocating costs to ISO load-serving entities.

Michels Corporation
FERC OKs Incentives for Republic Transmission on MISO’s 1st Competitive LRTP Project
FERC approved LS Power’s request for rate incentives for the first competitive project surfacing from MISO’s long-range transmission plan.
NERC
NERC Committee Takes Action on Standards Projects
NERC’s Standards Committee moved forward on several standards projects, including ones on planning for extreme temperatures and providing information on DERs.
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FERC Accepts Results of ISO-NE FCA 17
FERC again ruled that the issues raised by environmental organizations about the FCA fall outside the scope of the proceeding.
NYISO
FERC Seeks More Info on NYISO DER Aggregation Proposal
FERC asked NYISO to provide additional detail on its proposed tariff revisions for integrating DER aggregations into its markets, including a rationale for its 10-kW minimum.
Xcel Energy
FERC Reverses Course on SPP Byway Cost Plan
After rehearing arguments raised by several SPP members, FERC unanimously reversed an October decision that established a process for SPP to allocate “byway” transmission projects on a case-by-case basis.
SERC
DC Circuit Sends SEEM Back to FERC
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals remanded FERC’s approval of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market back to the commission for additional proceedings.
NERC
NERC FAC Approves Transfer Study Funding
NERC's Finance and Audit Committee approved a plan to fund the interregional transfer study that Congress ordered in June.
NYISO
NYISO Discovers Market Problem, Opens Confidential Investigation
NYISO has identified a software issue that potentially constitutes a market problem and says it will confidentially investigate the impact.

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